| Heading: |
Voting Rights: Young People |
| Question ID: |
1743937 |
| UIN: |
15683 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-11-22 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5125 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Sorcha Eastwood
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| Asking Member handle: |
SorchaEastwood
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@SorchaEastwood
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he plans to introduce votes at 16 before (a) elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly and (b) local elections take place. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2024-11-29 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
413 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Hilary Benn
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| Answering Member handle: |
hilarybennmp
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@hilarybennmp
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Correcting Member display name: |
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| Correcting Member handle: |
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| Correcting Member Twitter reference: |
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| Answer text: |
This Government will legislate to lower the voting age to 16 during this Parliament. This change will strengthen our democracy and empower young people to participate in it. |
| Original answer text: |
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| Comparable answer text: |
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| Answering body ID: |
21 |
| Answering body name: |
Northern Ireland Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |